I’ve been invited by Dynamite Comics to participate in a 5-issue LEGENDS OF RED SONJA mini-series. The current writer of Red Sonja, Gail Simone, has long been a favorite of mine — and Red Sonja herself was a huge inspiration for me as a writer (and as a kid playing warriors and superheroes with my sisters.)

From the Dynamite Press Release:

Following on the immense success of the newly launched Red Sonja ongoing series by Gail Simone, Dynamite proudly announces the upcoming Legends of Red Sonja prestige miniseries, an extravaganza celebrating the iconic fantasy heroine’s long and storied career. Legends of Red Sonja is a collaborative effort uniting Simone with a star-studded and prestigious creative team including Marjorie M. Liu, Mercedes Lackey, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Rhianna Pratchett, Leah Moore, Tamora Pierce, Blair Butler, Nancy Collins, Meljean Brook, Nicola Scott, Devin Grayson, and more to be announced. Frank Thorne, one of the key artists responsible for defining the character’s distinct look, will be among the artists to contribute cover artwork, as will Jay Anacleto.

My story will appear in Issue #2 as part of a larger, braided story — and you really don’t want to miss a single issue. The scripts are simply fabulous, as is the artwork.

I’ll be adding information about each issue as it is solicited by Dynamite. If you prefer print to digital comics, it’s a good idea to pre-order through the website or at your local comic book shop — the recent reboot of the RED SONJA title sold out in comic book stores, and an order guarantees that you’ll receive your issue on first printing.

Covers: Jay AnacletoWriter: Gail Simone, Nancy A. Collins, Devin GraysonArt: Jack Jadson, Noah Salonga, and Carla McNeilGenre: Sword and Sorcery, Adventure, SuperheroPublication Date: Nov 2013Format: Comic BookPage Count: 32 pagesUPC: 725130209290 00111ON SALE DATE: November 6 Dynamite Entertainment presents a bold new experiment in graphic storytelling, as the biggest female stars in the worlds of prose, television, gaming and comics gather together to tell thrilling stories from the life of Red Sonja, which combine to make up her greatest adventure yet! This issue includes stories by Bram Stoker Award Winner Nancy A. Collins, and beloved Batman scribe, Devin Grayson, all braided together by an epic framing story told by Red Sonja scribe Gail Simone! This book is designed to appeal not just to fans of Sonja, but also the countless readers of these talented writers!

Covers: Jay AnacletoWriter: Gail Simone, Tamora Pierce, Meljean BrookArt: Jack Jadson, Cassandra James, Mel RubiGenre: Sword and Sorcery, Adventure, SuperheroPublication Date: Dec 2013Format: Comic BookPage Count: 32 pagesUPC: 725130209290 00211ON SALE DATE: December 4 The LEGENDS continue, in this 40th anniversary spectacular mini-series, featuring short stories by the best female writers of prose, games and comics, and a wraparound story by Sonja’s series writer, Gail Simone! In this issue, a young girl’s life is changed forever by a chance meeting with the She-Devil, in a thrilling story by the best-selling TITAN of fantasy novels, TAMORA PIERCE, and an old rivalry is remembered in a powerful story by acclaimed dark fantasy romance author MELJEAN BROOK! And all the while, Red Sonja is pursued across the land by the deadly assassins, the GREY RIDERS! Don’t miss this one-of-a-kind mini-series!

In this unique collection, ongoing RED SONJA series writer GAIL SIMONE hand-picked eleven of the fiercest, most talented, and most popular female writers from the worlds of comics, prose, games and television, to help her tell the greatest legends in the She-Devil’s long history! A group of savage mercenaries hired to hunt and kill Sonja come across campfire tales of her at every turn… and Sonja does not like to be hunted.

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Meljean was born on a small farm in the country of Florin. Her favorite pasttimes were riding her horse and tormenting the farm boy who worked there. His name was Westley...but she never called him that.